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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Musta Laine (ranked 134 p4p, 21 weight class) and Tyler Wrexham (ranked 50 p4p, 7 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Sound of Silence. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 lbs
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174 lbs
23 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Wrexham !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Wrexham blocks the low kick.
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
Laine throws a looping overhand right but Wrexham ducks down to avoid it.
Laine lands with a straight right. Wrexham didn't see that one coming.
Laine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laine looks to land a body kick but Wrexham moved away.
Laine misses with an uppercut. Wrexham saw that one coming.
It seemed like Wrexham was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wrexham slips a jab from Laine.
Wrexham has taken the fight to the clinch.
Laine working aggressively here.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine blocks a body shot from Wrexham .
Laine manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrexham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wrexham , as that shot connected.
Laine lands a head kick. Wrexham smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wrexham slips a jab from Laine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine slips a jab from Wrexham .
We've been hearing reports that Laine has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Laine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Laine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Laine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wrexham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laine avoids the body shot from Wrexham .
Wrexham turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wrexham lands an overhand right.
Laine jabs Wrexham right on the nose. Wrexham blinks but takes it well.
Wrexham connects with a body shot that sends Laine's belly button to the back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laine.
Laine misses with a straight right.
Wrexham just misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laine thuds his shin into the meat of Wrexham 's side.
A big right from Wrexham misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wrexham .
Wrexham wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham misses with a straight left.
Laine ducks right into an uppercut from Wrexham .
Wrexham moves out of range of the strikes.
Laine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wrexham momentarily.
Wrexham just misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham lands a nice shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Wrexham there.
Wrexham has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Laine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Laine throws an overhand right that lands on Wrexham 's shoulder, as Wrexham tries to avoid the shot.
Laine tries a low kick but Wrexham avoids it.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wrexham cracks a nice hook into Laine's ribs.
Wrexham blocks a low kick nicely.
Laine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wrexham .
Laine throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wrexham checks a leg kick.
Wrexham appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Laine misses with a looping right.
Wrexham feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Laine looks to land a right hand but Wrexham moved out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Wrexham checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
Wrexham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wrexham looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Wrexham loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch.
Wrexham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Laine throws a solid leg kick but Wrexham takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Laine.
Laine shoots in for a takedown but Wrexham shows good takedown defense.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Laine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laine.
Tyler Wrexham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine throws a leg kick but Wrexham sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wrexham checks a low kick from Laine.
Wrexham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laine staying out of range there.
Wrexham checks a leg kick.
Laine misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Laine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wrexham takes the fight into the clinch.
Laine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wrexham backwards.
Laine is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wrexham to keep the fight standing.
Laine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laine prevents a body shot from Wrexham .
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laine.
A short uppercut from Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a punch to the body.
Wrexham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laine works on Wrexham 's body with a couple of short punches.
Laine drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Musta Laine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laine blocking some punches.
Wrexham struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laine tries to pull guard but Wrexham won't allow it.
Wrexham lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Wrexham misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Wrexham on the inside.
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyler Wrexham will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Laine. Wrexham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wrexham connects with a nice looking jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wrexham has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wrexham and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wrexham defends it nicely.
Laine lands with a kick to the temple. Wrexham shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wrexham rushes Laine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wrexham prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
A short uppercut from Laine.
Wrexham 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
Wrexham presses Laine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wrexham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laine is trying to break free.
Laine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wrexham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wrexham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wrexham lands a nice uppercut.
Wrexham tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrexham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wrexham tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laine tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Musta Laine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrexham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laine tries to throw a body punch but Wrexham avoids it by throwing Laine back against the cage.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrexham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Wrexham .
Laine lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wrexham is looking to get back to is feet but Laine passes into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrexham is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wrexham keeps working.
Laine creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wrexham sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Laine postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Laine throwing strikes but Wrexham manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Wrexham decides to stand up, so the ref orders Laine to his feet.
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
Laine looks to land a combination but Wrexham avoids it well.
Wrexham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laine.
Wrexham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine.
Laine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Laine staying out of range there.
Wrexham moves out of range of the body kick from Laine.
Wrexham takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wrexham connects with a crisp jab.
Wrexham lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laine at a distance.
Laine's corner calls for a 1-2. Laine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Musta Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Wrexham slips a straight right by Laine.
Laine cracks the inside of Wrexham 's front leg.
A slow jab from Wrexham misses its intended target.
Wrexham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A bone on bone clash there as Wrexham blocks the leg kick.
Laine swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a hook
and Laine counters with a single leg into guard. Wrexham didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrexham is looking to stand up but Laine isn't so interested in that idea.
Musta Laine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Laine controls the pace.
Wrexham preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laine trying to control the position from guard on top but Wrexham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Musta Laine will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wrexham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from Wrexham finds it's target.
A clash of legs there as Wrexham blocks the low kick.
Wrexham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wrexham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laine can pounce on him.
Laine thumps Wrexham with a low kick.
Laine throws a low kick but Wrexham moves out of range easily.
Laine throws a low kick but Wrexham avoids it.
Wrexham scores with a shot to the body.
Wrexham throws a looping overhand right but Laine ducks down to avoid it.
Laine changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wrexham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wrexham .
Wrexham throws a hook to the side of Laine's head but Laine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laine misses with a head kick.
Wrexham lands an overhand right.
Wrexham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wrexham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wrexham .
Wrexham throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wrexham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Laine slips a straight right by Wrexham .
Wrexham with a jab.
Wrexham misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Laine.
Wrexham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laine.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wrexham .
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wrexham throws out the jab.
Laine drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wrexham sprawls and moves away.
Laine tests Wrexham 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wrexham checks a leg kick nicely.
Laine missing with a left hand there. Wrexham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laine throws a leg kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrexham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Wrexham .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wrexham to the ground. Laine is now in Wrexham 's guard.
Laine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laine prevents Wrexham from getting back to his feet.
Laine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wrexham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laine postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laine wants to control from the top but Wrexham keeps moving.
Laine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wrexham wants to stand up but Laine is controlling him.
Laine scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Laine.
Wrexham has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Laine is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Wrexham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wrexham can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Laine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wrexham cracks Laine with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Wrexham .
Wrexham can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Laine struggles to land a body shot inside as Wrexham controls his hands.
Wrexham gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Laine.
A right hook to the body lands for Laine.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wrexham lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wrexham is working Laine over against the cage.
Laine tries a body shot but Wrexham blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wrexham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Wrexham .
Wrexham misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Wrexham .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wrexham .
Wrexham cracks Laine with a nice body shot.
Wrexham scores with a shot to the side of Laine's head.
Nice body punch from Wrexham .
Wrexham lands an uppercut.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wrexham lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Wrexham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Wrexham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wrexham lands a shoulder strike.
Wrexham misses with a punch to the body.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Wrexham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wrexham has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tyler Wrexham !
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hype
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